Cow Manure Compost Promotes Maize Growth and Ameliorates Soil Quality in Saline-Alkali Soil: Role of Fertilizer Addition Rate and Application Depth

Soil genetics as affected by topography and depth of saline and alkali ground water under semiarid conditions in southern iran

تأثیر کاربرد خاکی دو ماده آلی توام با نیتروژن بر رشد و ترکیب شیمیایی برنج

Organic matter (OM) and total N (N) are relatively low in majority of the calcareous soils in Iran, and continuous use of N fertilizer would impair the quality of surface and ground water and creates other environmental hazards. Therefore, the combined use of N fertilizer and organic wastes is important to partly supply plant N requirement, improve physico-chemical properties of soil and conser...

تأثیر کاربرد خاکی دو ماده آلی توام با نیتروژن بر رشد و ترکیب شیمیایی برنج

Organic matter (OM) and total N (N) are relatively low in majority of the calcareous soils in Iran, and continuous use of N fertilizer would impair the quality of surface and ground water and creates other environmental hazards. Therefore, the combined use of N fertilizer and organic wastes is important to partly supply plant N requirement, improve physico-chemical properties of soil and conser...

Effects of Manure Compost Application on Soil Microbial Community Diversity and Soil Microenvironments in a Temperate Cropland in China

The long-term application of excessive chemical fertilizers has resulted in the degeneration of soil quality parameters such as soil microbial biomass, communities, and nutrient content, which in turn affects crop health, productivity, and soil sustainable productivity. The objective of this study was to develop a rapid and efficient solution for rehabilitating degraded cropland soils by precis...

Field assessment of soil quality as affected by compost and fertilizer application in a broccoli ®eld (San Benito County, California)

Selected in-®eld physical, chemical and biological indicators were measured for the rapid assessment of soil quality changes in a Sorrento silty clay loam as a result of compost and ammonium nitrate application to a broccoli ®eld (San Benito County, CA). Plots were laid out in a randomized complete block design with four replications of 0, 22 and 44 Mg haÿ1 compost treatments which were split t...